Unit 8.1

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Active vocabulary list Unit 8

Unit 8.5

1. acquire** [ə'kwaiə] v. – gain, receive, obtain (knowledge, information, skills)

2. clear***, not to be clear about smth
If you are not clear about it, don't hesitate to ask me a question. (Listening)

3. compared*** with

4. decade***[‘dekeid] – a period of 10 years, , especially one beginning with a year that ends in a 0, for example 1990 to 1999

5. enquire=inquire* to ask someone for information about something
inquire about Why don't you telephone the theatre and inquire about tickets?

6. internal corporate training learning done in businesses (повышение квалификации без отрыва от работы)

7. particular***[pə'tikjulə] certain, определенный
I was trying to find a particular answer)

8. postgraduate (mainly Br.) course = graduate** (Am.) a course taken towards receiving an advanced university degree (e.g. an MA or a PhD)

9. sufficient*** достаточный

10. technique***[tek'ni(:)k] a method of doing something

11. lifelong learning studying after education, even after retirement

12. home schooling children learning from their parents

1. bully v. smb=pick on smb 8.1

2. continuous assessment 8.1

3. curriculum (pl. curricula) –программа (general) 8.1;
syllabus – general curriculum applied to a calendar (the history/​English/​maths syllabus) 8.4,
be on the curriculum/ syllabus

4. do (a) coursework (project) on a topic 8.1
write a term paper on a topic (Am.Sch.System)

5. do homework/an assignment/a course/a subject/an exam
do your best 8.1

6. comprehensive school (Br.Sch.System) - общеобразовательная

7. exam:
pass/fail=flunk/sit, resit an exam (Br.E.)
take, retake an exam 8.1
ace an exam – сдать с блеском (Am.Sch.System)

8. fail/flunk smb

9. grade n.=mark
get a (good/excellent) grade/ (high, low) mark in a subject 8.1(Am.Sch.System)

10. degree n. – звание, учёная степень; диплом
get a degree in a subject

11. get a good result (in smth), do well in/on an exam

12. get a place at a university 8.1
syn. be accepted by/admitted to a university (Am.Sch.System)

13. go to=attend school/college/university/a seminar
syn. study at school/college/university 8.1

14. graduate [‘~ eit] from a college/a university 8.1, a graduate [‘~it]

15. hand in an essay/an assignment 8.1

16. higher education 8.1

17. leave primary school 8.1

18. leave secondary school (Br.E)=graduate from high school(Am/Australian English) 8.1

19. make (more) progress (academically) 8.1

20. mistake/error
make a mistake/error 8.1

21. nursery school=kindergarten 8.1≈day care centre (Am.Sch.System)

22. pass a course
ant. fail a course 8.1

23. primary(Br.E)/elementary (Am.E.)/secondary(Br.E.)/ middle, junior high, high (Am.E.) school 8.1

24. public/independent school (Br.E.)=private school (Am.E.) (Br.Sch.System)
public school = state school (Am.E.)

25. revise a subject – повторять материал по опр. предмету 8.1
revise for an exam 8.1 ≈ cram for an exam (Am.Sch.System)

26. single-sex school (for boys/ for girls)
ant. mixed/coeducational school 8.1

27. statistics 8.1

28. study a subject/a language – изучать 8.1 (learn a subject/a language – учить)
study for a test/ an exam = prepare/get ready for/revisefor a test/ an exam 8.1

29. take/retake a course 8.1

30. truancy 8.1
play truant (Br.E.) = cut classes, play hooky (Am.Sch.System)